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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Mertie

Mertie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 289th; the most babies were born in 1918 (46). More babies were named Mertie in the 1880s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191846 babies
Total since 1880
1,830babies recorded

Mertie popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960——
1950#5,1076
1940#1,57525
1930#2,17516
1920#1,43132
1910#1,09617
1900#61034
1890#48230
1880#39918

How popular is Mertie, counting every spelling?

Mertie has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Mertie?

About 100 people born in the US named Mertie are alive today, with a median age of 83; half are between 77 and 88. That makes Mertie a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Mertie by state

How common Mertie was among girls born in each state in 1916–1920, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesKY0.05West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAL0.07Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Mertie, girls, 1916–1920. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Mertie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mertie, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Mertie

How popular is the name Mertie?

Mertie was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 289th; the most babies were born in 1918 (46). More babies were named Mertie in the 1880s than in any other decade.

Is Mertie a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,830 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Mertie most popular?

In 1916–1920, Mertie was most common in Alabama (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Mississippi.